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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Scorpion

It is said that scorpions have an oil which is a remedy against their stings. The toad also is said to have an antidote to its “venom.”

`Tis true, a scorpion's oil is said
To cure the wounds the venom made,
And weapons dréssed with salves restore
And heal the hurts they gave before.

Butler: Hudibras, iii. 2.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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